Methods and materials for cultivation and/or propagation of a photosynthetic organism
AssigneeForeLight, Inc.
InventorsAdam Flynn, Jeff Kantarek
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and materials for the cultivation and/or propagation of a photosynthetic organism. Such methods may comprise the use of a lamp assembly that comprises a plurality of circuit boards, each comprising at least three edges, arranged in a substantially spherical shape defining an interior lamp assembly volume, wherein the plurality of circuit boards comprise a first planar surface in contact with the interior lamp assembly volume and an opposing second planar surface comprising light emitting diodes (LEDs); and a barrier that surrounds the plurality of circuit boards forming the substantially spherical shape.
Claims10
A photobioreactor for cultivation and/or propagation of a photosynthetic organism comprising:
- a.) a substantially spherical vessel having a wall defining an interior vessel volume;
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- b.) a single liquid-submersible lamp assembly positioned within and at a center of the interior vessel volume, wherein the lamp assembly comprises:
- a substantially spherical light source comprising a plurality of LEDs;
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- a substantially spherical light source barrier that surrounds the substantially spherical light source, said substantially spherical light source barrier comprising a channel connecting an interior volume of the light source barrier with an exterior of the substantially spherical vessel.
The photobioreactor of claim 7, wherein the electrical connectors are suspended in the interior volume of the substantially spherical vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.